TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP):

The body of a Honduran migrant executed in Texas has been returned to his homeland for burial.

Relatives say the execution of Heliberto Chi, 29, last Thursday was unfair.

Relatives gathered to meet his returning coffin at a local airport yesterday, wearing T-shirts with Chi's photo and the slogan, "For us and the people of Honduras, you will always live."

Chi was executed for the murder of a former boss during a 2001 robbery at a Texas clothing store. He will be buried tomorrow in the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula.

Uncle Carlos Aceituno said, "The Americans killed an innocent man", adding "his family wants to clear his name."